Receptacle for mail-bags.



No. 874,273. I PATENTED DEC. 17, 1907. e. 0. WHITEFOR'D. REGEPTAOLE FOR MAIL BAGS.

APPLIOATION FILED 001'. 3, 1907.

\ mm toz GROVER cLnvnLnND' WHITEFORD, or WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

REGEPTACLE IYIAILBAGS,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec; 17, 190?.

F pplication filed Qctobe! 3 1907. Serial lilo 3 5,805.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known thet I, Groves CLEVELAND nsonio, a citizen of the United States, esdi st ,Yil L n, county of New Cestle, State of Delaware, have invented a new and useful Receptacle for Mail-B age, of which following is a, specification.

My invention relates to s new and useful reel beg receiver end. consists in providing means for receiving the beg from a train and.

' st ng some to suitable point.

ther consists'of other novel features uction, all as will he hereinafter fully new of n'w beg receiver embodying my invention. log. 2 represents an end elevetioc. thereof.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings. My invention designed. to receive nieil bag or pouch from moving train end to conductssine to s suitable point without danger or injury to A or contents thereof end. in the drswin; ,s l have shown a construction tor carrying out my invention but it will be evident that other instrumentslities may be employed and various changes may be insole in the construction which will come within the scope of my invention and l therefor desire to make such changes as may be necessary.

l designstes the casing of the receptacle which is formed oi any suitable material and. is preferably of suhstcntielly horse-shoe shape, the month 2 thereof being of sui'licient size to receive a mail hug and the cross sec-- tion of thercceptecle gradually decreasing in. size to s suitable point, its in the present instance at 3, after which the casing remains same size. The lower wall of the mouth 2 is curved downwardly as at l while the side walls thereof are curved as at 5. v

'6 designates a bar having a curved lower 1 wall 7 and which is secured to the casing in suitable manner in the present instance by rivets 8, said her having a shoulder 9 which projects slightly in front of a rod 10 which is pivotslly supported by the casing 1 end carries the cloor 11., it being understood that the bar 6 and curved lower well 7 there of prevents the hog from coming in contact with the rod 10. I

15.2 designates a weight which is suitably connect-ed with. the door and serves to nor really hold he some in its closecl position, as

l3 clesi netes a. stop forming pert ofor con nectecl with Me lo" well of the casing and against which the ooor l1 l8 sdcpteilt'o rest when in normal position.

is designates spring arm which is suit ably secured to the casing and which is :ncr molly in. such position to receivethc i1npact of the mail hag after ithss passed the door ll, will evident.

It will he noted. thst l preferably make the receptacle with the lower portion thereof embedded in the ground and i provide e post which is preferably secured. to the casing 1 the resr thereof the presentinstsnce by bolts 16.

17 designates a door which is-hinged to the casing and closes the lower opening or exit, end. thereof, it bein understood that said doormcy provides with it suitable locking mechanism, whereby it can only he opened by the proper pert 1S designates posts which are suitably supported and to which is secured the her 19 which passes beneath the upper arm of the receptacle and serves as e support therefor. l of course provide e suitable space in front of the door 17 for access to the same;

The operation of the device will he perent. The receptacle is placed at a suitable adjacent the railway track with the mouth facing in the direction in which on approaches. The beg can be cer- 1l6(l by any suitable support on the car such as by 3, string or any other device and as the train passes the receptacle the pouch is directed into the mouth 2, the flaring wells 5 end 4 of which positively insure the proper positioning of the bag with respect to the mouth, while the inclined wells 7 of the her 6 serve not only to assist in directing the bag properly against the door 11 but will prevent the same from coming in contact; with the rod 10 and thus injure the contents of the beg. When the bag strikes the door 11 it overcomes the weight 12 and the door 11 will be swung in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1, so that the bag will pass into the receptacle and will be thrown against the spring l4 which will give sul'lieiently to pre" vent injury to the bag or its contents but-st the 383116 time stops the too rapid. passagethereof, so thetthe beg wilQmss down to the lower portion of the receptacle and will reposition. I

Having thus des cube (1 .my invention, what sir-1,273

main there tofbe removed by the proper arty from the door 17 when it is desired.

t will be seen that in this way I provide are-s cefitacle which ispositive in its action and w 1 not injure the bag or'its contents and in sage of the bag, rain, water,etc., cannot en' ter' the receptacle. I positively supported by the means described although-any-suitable form of support'may;

The receptacle will be be employed.

It will, of course, be evident that the door- ;can be pivoted at the bottom. instead of at the top of' the receptacle and the Weight placed in the proper position therefor, in

which event the door Would'swingdown-.

wardly in place of upwardly as shownin'the drawings, the wefgt returning-teatsclosed I claim as newand des11re to'secure bylgg 'ters Patent, 1. Ina deyiceooi-the character described, a

. opening ada ted to be opened by the mail bag, means ornormally holding said closure in a closed position and-said receptaclelgradually decreasing in size from said opening to a suitable poin 2. In a device-of the character described, a

receptacle having a suitable opening for the f reception of a mail bag, a closure for said opening adapted to be opened by the mail in a closed position said receptacle having a discharge opening, and a door controlllng said discharge open ng.

' the bag is retarded;

'5'. In a" device of the character described, a; receptacle having anopening for the recep' a door for said 'openin' means-for norma d,

"and meansfor limiting the movement of said receptacle having asuitable opening-for the" reception'of a mail bag, a closure forsaid .Y In a device of the character described, a receptacle'having a suitable opening for the reception of a mail bag, the wallsofsaid re- Iceptacle' being flared at said opening, a weighted door controllingsaid opening andaz spring carried within saidreceptacle andbe tween which and the walls ofthe latter the mail bag is adapted to pass whereby the movementof the bag is retarded", 4, In a device oii-t he character described, a

'rece t-acle having an opening for receiving a,

mai' bag, the Walls of saidopening being flared, a rod pivotally mounted 1n said receplftacle and carrying adoor, a bar having a curved outer face'adaptedl-to beseated in jfrontofzsaid door for preventing the mail bag from coming in contactthere-with, a spring on the interior/of said receptacle between whichand'the walls of the latter the mail bag is adapted to pass whereby the movem'ent of tion of. a mailbafig,

y holdingsaid door close door:

6 1115 of lthecha'racter described, a

holding said door closed, and for returning I the same to a closed position, and resilient means on the interiOrof-saidreceptacle against which the mail bag is adapted to istrike afterpassing said (1001'. bag, means for normally holding said closure GROVER CLEVELAND WHIT-EFORD. Witnesses:

,C. D. MoVAY,

J. C. MoGLAsHEN. 

